Title :
Single SOA-MZI-based 40 Gb/s NRZ-to-RZ and OOK-to-BPSK format and wavelength converters for gridless networking
Author :
Fresi, F. ; Scaffardi, M. ; Amaya, N. ; Nejabati, R. ; Simeonidou, D. ; Bogoni, A.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
We demonstrate simultaneous 40 Gb/s format and wavelength conversion with a single commercial SOA-MZI. Conversion from NRZ to 2 ps RZ-OOK and, for the first time, from RZ-OOK to RZ-BPSK are achieved.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; amplitude shift keying; optical communication equipment; semiconductor optical amplifiers; MZI; NRZ-to-RZ format; OOK-to-BPSK format; SOA; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; gridless networking; time 2 ps; wavelength conversion; wavelength converters; Band pass filters; Binary phase shift keying; Bit error rate; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110648
